When the dazzling white light faded, Wei Ran returned to the basement again. He looked at the light bulb hanging on the ceiling above his head, and then looked at the metal book on the table. After confirming that he had returned to his own world, he Only then did he relax a little, and was able to focus on the subsequent experiences of those people written by the metal quill.
"Hope and Despair in the Eternal Night"
Artur, the dancer Petra and others were sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on March 8, 1941 because their identities were exposed. , between August 1941 and January 1942, he died in concentration camp gas chambers, shot and forced labor.
Postman Frank, on March 8, 1941, completed the intelligence delivery mission and killed the traitor and returned to the Siren Tavern, where he rescued Karen, mathematics professor Juliet and others. After sending Karen to Switzerland to join Erich, the son of the former owner of the Siren Tavern, he joined the resistance movement and established an underground post office. On April 27, 1945, he was accidentally shelled and killed during the Battle of Berlin.
Singer Mia was shot dead by a chain dog on March 8, 1941, for covering Karen and the secret basement. Frank hid her body in the secret basement.
Karen, as a waiter at the Siren Tavern since September 1940, assisted Frank, Arthur and others in delivering intelligence. After the incident at the Siren Tavern Intelligence Station, he was sent to Switzerland for temporary refuge. In late May 1945, he returned to Kiel with Erich and began to rebuild the Kraken Tavern.
In 1950, he married Erich and had a son. There were several letters from Frank during his lifetime. After the Siren Tavern was rebuilt, they were hidden in the secret compartment of the desk in Mia's room.
Juliet, after the incident at the Siren Tavern intelligence station on March 8, 1941, she chose to join forces with British intelligence personnel to continue cracking the German radio encryption system. In the summer of the same year, she joined the British Bletchley Park Telecommunications Department. . After the war, Juliet returned to the port of Kiel, met Karen and Erich and then committed suicide by jumping into the sea. Her belongings were buried in the family cemetery by Erich's mother.
As Wei Ran sighed, the metal quill started another line and continued to write, "As exiles, if all our efforts only kill one enemy, then everything we do, All the sacrifices have become meaningful, but the pain and shame of the betrayal by the compatriots is far greater than the wanton trampling of the motherland by the invaders."
At this point, the metal quill started another line. , actually listed the detailed address of the cemetery in Ferm Village, and the page slowly turned to the back.
"The village of Ferm is the family cemetery of Erich's mother?"
In Wei Ran's exclamation, the metal quill paused for a moment and continued under the red vortex. He wrote the last line, "Mathematics can crack the most complex encryption system, but it can never calculate the filthiness of the traitor's heart."
With a soft clang, the metal quill fell. The wooden table where Juliet once sat busy.
Planning his hand into the red vortex, Wei Ran took out the contents but shook them helplessly.Shaking his head, this may be the smallest harvest in history - just a pen that was originally used as identification.
Pulling out the pen cap and looking at it, he sent it back to the red vortex and put away the metal book. After taking one last look at Mia's body, Wei Ran left the basement, put on rubber gloves and took out the drawers of Mia's desk one by one and began to examine them carefully.
This inspection is not a big deal, there are far more secrets hidden in this desk than he expected! In addition to several letters signed by Karen found on the bottom of one of the drawers, he also found a thin diary on the bottom of another drawer.
Ignoring the letters from home with some water stains and dried marks on the envelopes, Wei Ran carefully opened the diary that had no signature and no time stamp.
After only reading a few pages, a knowing smile appeared on his face. It can be seen from the lines that this diary spans a huge time span. The first page records Karen's hesitation when her brother Frank was sent to Switzerland and her worry about Frank returning to Germany.
The record on the second page shows Erich’s despair and grief after learning the sad news of Mia’s death, as well as the little girl Karen’s inner self-blame and uneasiness.
By the third page, the above content has turned into the joy of knowing that the war is over, and the anticipation of returning to the Siren Tavern to meet his brother.
The fourth page records the despair when the Siren Tavern has been rebuilt, but her brother has not returned yet.
The content of the next few pages continues, but it turns into two decadent young people, Erich who has lost his lover and Karen who has lost his brother, comforting and comforting each other in the rebuilt Siren Tavern. Self-encouraging details of life.
When he turned to the eighth page of the diary, Karen used neat handwriting to reveal his love for Erich, as well as his confession and condolences to the deceased singer Mia. ashamed.
On page ten, it records the scene when she, Erich and Erich’s mother buried Juliet’s relics in the cemetery, as well as her feelings towards the Erich family. The shock of history.
According to Karen in the diary, Erich's grandfather was not only a cavalry member of the 1st Saxony Guards Heavy Cavalry Regiment, but he was even barely considered a declining noble.
But Erich, who is half-Jewish, dismisses this. Instead, he often complains to Karen that his mother always demands him according to aristocratic standards, making him wish he was a real "pure blood" of Jews”.
At this time, Karen is also the happiest, because only by talking about these little troubles can they temporarily forget the relatives they lost in the war.
At the same time, on this page, there is also a photo taken hastily taken when they escaped from the Siren Tavern, and a photo taken while Mia was singing on the stage.
The diary has reached page 18, and the content recorded by Karen has changed.Into Erich's excitement, happiness and vision for the future when he accepted himself.
From here onwards, in just a few pages, the record covers their marriage, the birth and death of their first child, as well as the hesitation and hardships of life when their second child was born.
In addition, after Erich’s mother passed away, they hesitated when they planned to sell the gold bars left by Frank to improve the family’s living conditions, as well as her quarrels, reconciliation, and mutual forgiveness with Erich, etc. and all the trivial matters in life.
When he turned to the last page, the handwriting on the page had changed significantly, and the content was also extremely brief. There was only one sentence, "Dear Karen, in fact, I have always been... After peeking into your diary, I actually know all these secrets. Finally, thank you for your lifelong companionship and the happiness you have given me."
Gently closing the thin diary, Wei Ran did not touch the letters again, but sorted them one by one and placed them all on the desk that had been restored to their original state.
Leaving the room, Wei Ran stood at the door of the rebuilt Siren Tavern, looking up at the blue sky. After a long silence, he took out his cell phone and dialed the number of his employer, Sauron.
"I have arranged the hotel for you"
As soon as the call was connected, the employer Solon said enthusiastically, "Victor, do you want to come and take a look? If you are not satisfied, I can help you arrange another hotel."
"No, Mr. Solon, please return the room." Wei Ran said in a calm tone.
"What's wrong?" Sauron asked in surprise, "Wait, Victor, you didn't find out something so quickly, did you?"
He turned around and looked. Looking at Mia's room on the first floor of the tavern, Wei Ran did not answer the other party's question directly, but said in a different way, "If it's convenient, come and take a look."
"Wait Wait for me, I'll be there soon!" Before he finished speaking, Soran hung up the phone.
Looking at the phone in his hand, and then at the tavern behind him, Wei Ran sat directly on the steps at the door, but never went in again.
According to his initial plan, even if he found clues, he would have to wait until he returned to China for the Chinese New Year before telling the other party. After all, he wanted the client to feel that the 300,000 euros were worth the money spent.
But considering that the employer Solon, who is eager to do business, may renovate the house at any time, the desk that hides all the truth will be thrown away as garbage by the other party. .
And the diary and the letters he had no intention of reading could not be taken away and returned to the other party the next time he came. If the wealthy Sauron turns this house into a rough house and undergoes major renovations, it will be great fun.
As for the disadvantage of finding out the truth in less than half an hour, at most it is just that the other party thinks he is lucky and plans to default on the bill. But this time the income is already low enough. Even if we lose again, where can we lose? Besides, didn’t I stillHave you learned a technique?
Before he could comfort himself, his employer Soren rode a beach motorcycle and ran over along the windy beach.
"You found it so quickly? Did you find any key clues?" Soran asked excitedly after stopping the beach motorcycle with a beautiful flick.
"So be it!" Wei Ran allowed the other party to pull him up, patted the dust on his butt and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see it."
After hearing this, Solan, who looked curious, immediately took out his mobile phone and called his father using a video call. After the video call was connected, Wei Ran also led Solan to Mia's room. First, he pointed He pointed at the letters and diaries on the table, then pulled out another drawer, and gently pushed the innermost vertical board of the drawer upward, revealing the hidden compartment on the bottom of the drawer.
“These things were all found in the secret compartment of the desk drawer. This kind of drawer secret compartment was very common in the last century, so I tried to look for it, but I didn’t expect to find it. "I found something." Wei Ran said nonsensically while demonstrating the secret compartment on the desk, "Also, that diary may have the answer you want."
"Tell me what's in that diary." What's there?" On the screen of the mobile phone, the old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties urged with interest.
Hearing this, Soran, who was also full of curiosity, immediately placed his mobile phone on the flower pot on the window sill, picked up the thin diary and started reading.
Seeing this, Wei Ran quietly exited the room, sat on the steps at the door of the tavern again, took out his wine bottle and took a big sip, silently watching the sunset reflecting in the distance. Bay, thinking about what the woman named Juliet was thinking when she jumped into the sea after the war.
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